A Touch of the Poet

Opened 8 Dec 2005 
at Studio 54, Broadway, New York


The first and only finished play in Eugene O'Neill's proposed 11-part "American history" cycle addresses the immigrant experience, focusing on the father-daughter conflict of a once-wealthy, still grandly mannered tavern-keeper outside Boston in 1828 and his headstrong offspring who aligns herself with a rich American.


 Gabriel Byrne Winner 2006 Outstanding Actor in a Play

A Touch of the Poet: Byrne, O'Reilly, Power and Randall
Gabriel Byrne (left), Ciaran O'Reilly, David Power and Randall Newsome in Eugene O'Neill's A Touch of the Poet at Studio 54 in New York City.

 "And the opening wail of uilleann pipes, played by David Power, which shifts into swirling music of military glory, beautifully establishes the central opposition of inner pain and public fantasy." by Ben Brantley, New York Times review

Playbill with list of cast members

David doesn`t appear on the Playbill list of cast members as he didn`t have an actors equity card and therefore could not have his name printed in the playbill or have a speaking part in the show !!

Poster advertising David`s music that was featured in A Touch of the Poet.